Can the right foods really ease your menopause journey?

In this episode of Owning Your Menopause, I’m joined by Emma Bardwell – registered nutritionist, bestselling author, and one of the UK’s leading voices in women’s health. Emma shares a refreshingly practical, evidence-based approach to eating well during perimenopause and menopause.

From gut health to weight management, Emma explains how small, sustainable dietary changes can make a big difference to energy, mood, and long-term wellbeing. With her trademark clarity and no-nonsense style, she offers tools you can start using right away to feel more in control of your health.

What You’ll Learn:

- Gut Health Matters – Why upping your protein, fibre and plant-based foods can ease symptoms and boost resilience.

- Keep It Simple – The power of sustainable, personalised habits over restrictive diets.

- Test and Tweak – How Emma’s 8–12 week experiment approach helps you discover what really works for your body.

Emma Bardwell is a registered nutritionist, health writer and author of The Perimenopause Solution and The 30g Plan.

As well as her one-to-one clinic, Emma runs Menopause In The Workplace sessions that are open to all. Marrying the latest research with a decade of expertise and experience, she help organisations break down barriers to build a culture of understanding and inclusiveness.

Owning Your Menopause is produced by Urban Podcasts.